The ongoing conflict between doctors and the government over a plan to increase the student quota for medical schools is deepening after resident doctors at the big five hospitals – including Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital …
Day: February 20, 2024
Hyundai, Kia’s Europe sales up 1.2 pct in Jan. on SUVs
SEOUL, Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said Tuesday their vehicle sales in Europe rose 1.2 percent last month from a year earlier, helped by demand for their SUV models.
Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 86,525 vehicles in Europe…
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 20)
The presidential office unveiled a list of possible benefits stemming from the newly reestablished diplomatic ties between Seoul and Havana on Sunday. The office said more Korean enterprises will be able to make inroads into Cuba especially in the ar…
Yoon appoints new justice minister
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed former senior prosecutor Park Sung-jae as the new justice minister Tuesday, his office said.
Park’s appointment came after the National Assembly adopted a report on his confirmation hearing, filling a vacancy…
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 20)
The Presidential Security Service has done it again. It looks worse this time, and they should come up with a better response to hecklers — because there will be more.
It happened when President Yoon Suk Yeol was giving a speech at the graduation c…
Consumer sentiment up for 3rd month in February amid moderating inflation, export recovery
SEOUL, South Korea’s consumer sentiment rose for a third consecutive month in February amid moderating inflation, a recovery in exports and hopes for an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes, a central bank poll showed Tuesday.
The composite consu…
(LEAD) Blinken likely to visit S. Korea on occasion of upcoming democracy summit: sources
SEOUL, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to visit South Korea next month on the occasion of the upcoming session of the Summit for Democracy, a U.S.-led multination gathering aimed at promoting shared values and prosperity, diplomatic …
(LEAD) Seoul shares close lower on profit-taking
SEOUL, South Korean stocks finished sharply lower Tuesday as investors locked in gains after a recent rally. The local currency also fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 22.47 points, or 0.84 percent, to…
(4th LD) More than 6,400 trainee doctors submit resignations as worries over public health mount
SEOUL, More than 6,400 trainee doctors have submitted their resignations in protest of the government’s plan to boost the number of medical students, officials said Tuesday, as worries mount that their collective action could put public health at ris…
(2nd LD) Forced labor victim accepts compensation from Japanese company for 1st time
SEOUL, The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a Japanese company.
The f…